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" Math, it's a puzzle to me. I love figuring out puzzles. "

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" It terrified me to have an idea that was solely mine to be no longer a part of my mind, but totally public. "

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" We were unusually brought up; there was no gender differentiation. I was never thought of as any less than my brother. "

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" Our parents decided not to teach us Chinese. It was an era when they felt we would be better off if we didn't have that complication. "

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